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S 5042 116th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics

Debt Disclosure for Officials in Government Act

Introduced: December 17, 2020 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 17, 2020
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Debt Disclosure for Officials in Government Act

This bill requires the President, Vice President, and certain presidential appointees to disclose more detailed debt information, including with respect to the liabilities of private companies in which the individual or the individual's spouse or child is a beneficial owner.

What's happening now December 17, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5042: Debt Disclosure for Officials in Government Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5042/
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"S. 5042: Debt Disclosure for Officials in Government Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5042/.
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S. 5042, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5042/.
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[S. 5042: Debt Disclosure for Officials in Government Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5042/)
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